as in refusal
an unwillingness to grant something asked for
the request to use the restroom was just a formality—I really didn't expect a turndown
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as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation
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Kathryn Romeyn, TIME, 25 July 2024
Teepee tents set up in his room no longer woo him, milk and cookies at turndown service simply get a shrug.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
No one turned down an invitation from Eleanor Roosevelt.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Days start effortlessly with a doorstep dropoff of hot seasonal muffins and end with a fresh-baked cookie turndown service.
—Kathryn Romeyn, TIME, 25 July 2024
Teepee tents set up in his room no longer woo him, milk and cookies at turndown service simply get a shrug.
—Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
Verb
Although initially reluctant, Prabowo found the offer of leading his beloved armed forces impossible to turn down.
—Charlie Campbell / Jakarta, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
No one turned down an invitation from Eleanor Roosevelt.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Turndown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turndown. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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